Community News

Middlesex Vol. Fire Dept. Crab Feast is SaturdayThe Crab Feast scheduled at the Urbanna Firehouse for Saturday, August 27, was postponed due to Hurricane Irene. The new date for the event is Saturday, September 17. Proceeds will benefit the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department.

posted 09.14.2011

Donk’s sets talent search for this SaturdayOn Saturday, September 17, Donk’s Theater, Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry in Hudgins, will host the final open-mike Talent Search of the 2011 season. On Talent Search nights, Donk’s opens its microphones to talent of all ages. This year the talent search will be followed with a tribute to NASCAR racing in Virginia entitled “Fast Cars and Freedom.”

posted 09.14.2011

Civil War play to be presented in OctoberThe play is based on Jeff Toalson’s book “Send Me a Pair of Old Boots and Kiss My Little Girls,” which documents the real-life letters written between husband and wife Richard and Mary Watkins of Prince Edward County in Virginia throughout the course of the Civil War.

posted 09.14.2011

Tappahannock Farmers’ Market set for Saturday
Vendors will once again sell every vegetable, fruit, meat and seafood imaginable. Local crafters offer an amazing array of hand-made goods. The wineries at the market include Hague Winery returning for the second time this season, and for the first time Ingleside Winery.